Flamengo U-20 plays great football, beats Ceará away from home and is in the final of the Copa do Brasil
Ryan Luka and Evertton score for the Ninho Boys in a stellar collective performance. Flamengo reaches the final undefeated.
By Ian Sena - in
With six wins and one draw in seven games played, Mengão's U-20 team, led by coach Mario Jorge, is in the Copa do Brasil final, and will fight for the only national title still missing in the vast and rich red-black trophy cabinet.
On Friday night (4), Mais Querido faced Ceará at Vovozão Stadium, in Fortaleza, in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal in this category. After a 0-0 draw in the first game, played earlier this week at Gávea, the Garotos do Ninho had their most consistent performance in the entire competition so far, dominating Ceará from start to finish, and with a great collective performance, which bordered on perfection, they won by an indisputable 2-0 (Ryan Luka and Evertton), and reached the final of the tournament. The opponent, in a single game, will come from the duel between Palmeiras and Internacional. The Paulista team won the first game 2-0.
Mengão's first good chance came in the 11th minute. Werton sent a low cross, and Petterson tried to find the corner past goalkeeper Cristian. The ball was deflected by the defense and went out for a corner. In the 18th minute, Ryan Luka headed the ball, and Cristian made a great save. The defense then cleared it for a corner.
Flamengo were the much better team on the field and opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Ryan Luka was brought down by Cristian inside the box. He took the shot himself, with great skill, and gave the Ninho Boys the lead.
The Ninho Boys maintained their dominance in the second half. In the 17th minute, after a corner kick, Wetton hit a cross-shot, threatening the Ceará goal. In the 28th minute, Mengão extended their lead with a great collective play. After a one-two between Wetton and Petterson, the ball reached Matheus Gonçalves, who rolled it to Evertton, who scored for the first time in the Sacred Mantle, qualifying Mengão for the Copa do Brasil final.
Flamengo: Kauã Santos, Diego, Otavio, Cleiton, Marcos Paulo (Richard); Igor Jesus, Evertton, Matheus Gonçalves (Wallace Yan); Werton (André Luiz), Petterson and Ryan Luka (Kayke David). Coach: Mario Jorge.
On Friday night (4), Mais Querido faced Ceará at Vovozão Stadium, in Fortaleza, in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal in this category. After a 0-0 draw in the first game, played earlier this week at Gávea, the Garotos do Ninho had their most consistent performance in the entire competition so far, dominating Ceará from start to finish, and with a great collective performance, which bordered on perfection, they won by an indisputable 2-0 (Ryan Luka and Evertton), and reached the final of the tournament. The opponent, in a single game, will come from the duel between Palmeiras and Internacional. The Paulista team won the first game 2-0.
Mengão's first good chance came in the 11th minute. Werton sent a low cross, and Petterson tried to find the corner past goalkeeper Cristian. The ball was deflected by the defense and went out for a corner. In the 18th minute, Ryan Luka headed the ball, and Cristian made a great save. The defense then cleared it for a corner.
Flamengo were the much better team on the field and opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Ryan Luka was brought down by Cristian inside the box. He took the shot himself, with great skill, and gave the Ninho Boys the lead.
The Ninho Boys maintained their dominance in the second half. In the 17th minute, after a corner kick, Wetton hit a cross-shot, threatening the Ceará goal. In the 28th minute, Mengão extended their lead with a great collective play. After a one-two between Wetton and Petterson, the ball reached Matheus Gonçalves, who rolled it to Evertton, who scored for the first time in the Sacred Mantle, qualifying Mengão for the Copa do Brasil final.
Flamengo: Kauã Santos, Diego, Otavio, Cleiton, Marcos Paulo (Richard); Igor Jesus, Evertton, Matheus Gonçalves (Wallace Yan); Werton (André Luiz), Petterson and Ryan Luka (Kayke David). Coach: Mario Jorge.